On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 10:36:23 -0500, exegete@nunya.biz wrote:
Years ago, in a Computer Shopper column, Don Lancaster claimed that the
IIgs was best used for 8 bit software. Faster, more memory, and the
video and sound improvements were accessible to ProDOS. That's why the
above does make sense.
Proof?
The IIgs version of PrintShop has vast improvements, and runs on ProDOS 8.
How about Appleworks using the extra memory in a IIgs? There were a
number of programs written in ProDOS that were designed specifically
for the IIgs. However, many, if not all, of them aren't completely 8
bit. They switch into 16 bit mode to do the IIgs specific stuff.
And then there is the company (Just Right something?) that produced
add-ons to AppleSoft that allowed you to use the IIgs color and sound in
an AppleSoft program.
I think you might be referring to So What Software which has released
its Apple II software as freeware. Check out:
http://www.sowhatsoftware.com/home.html